What’s On?

Welcome to our ‘What’s On’ page. Scroll down to read more about our indoor and outdoor activities held throughout the year.

Our meetings are open to everyone and are often preceded by a talk. They are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, upstairs at the RNLI Station, East Looe. We usually start with hot drinks from 6.00pm followed by a talk at 6.30pm and our meeting from 7.30pm, but please check the events list below as this may vary.

Our events are free unless otherwise stated, but donations to the group are very welcome.

All ages are welcome unless otherwise stated, but please note that under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all our events. Our Facebook page is updated with weather dependent information closer to each event. No booking is required for most events.

Joining In

Looe Marine Conservation Group is run entirely by volunteers. We’d love to hear from you if you have an interest in marine wildlife and would like to help out at our events or in any other way. No experience or knowledge is required as we provide training. New Members are always welcome – find out more here.

Looe Marine Conservation Group Events

Saturday 31st March, 11.00am, Seaton Beach near Looe. Join our friendly group to clean the beach and remove harmful plastics and other rubbish from the marine environment. Enjoy the company of like-minded people and warm up in the cafe afterwards. All welcome. Equipment provided.

Monday 2nd April. 1.00pm – 2.30pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! A free Easter holiday event suitable for all ages. There’s no need to book. No nets, please – they can harm delic

Sunday 8th April – 10.00 – 12.00. Meet at Hannafore Point Hotel. Be inspired by local photographers, artists and writers to discover our marine environment and get creative. This is the first of two workshops, open to all ages, children and adults. Funds raised will suppor

Sunday 8th April – 1.00pm – 2.00pm. Meet at Hannafore Point Hotel. Be inspired by local photographers, artists and writers to discover our marine environment and get creative. This is the second of two workshops, open to all ages, children and adults. Funds raised will sup

Sunday 8th April. 7.00pm to 10.00pm at The Hannafore Point Hotel in Looe. Cost: £5 voluntary donation towards Cornwall Seal Group All welcome. ‘FISHPEOPLE’ (Film for all ages) In collaboration with Patagonia and raising funds for Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust’s critical work to p

Sunday 6 May 2.00pm – 4.00pm, Hannafore Beach, West Looe. Seaweed training for Marine Conservation Group active volunteers and members who will be helping at our public rockpool events or surveys. (We have lots of public and family friendly rockpooling events, please see our eve

Tuesday 15th May, 6.00pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). Seaweeds Talk by Sue Pybus Seaweeds come in a stunning array of shapes, sizes and colours. The form the basis of the marine ecosystem and have a wide range of uses in everyday life. See these amazin

Saturday 2nd June. 2.00pm – 3.30pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! If you’ve never experienced the rocky shore close up, or it’s been a while since you’ve done it, now is t

Tuesday 19th June, 6.30pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). All welcome at our regular monthly meetings. A great chance to meet the volunteers, find out more about what we do and to get involved. Come along and join us.

Sunday 1st July, 2.00pm – 4.00pm, Hannafore West Looe. A YourShore Beach Rangers event for local 9-24 year olds. Booking is essential, see below. Do you like to pop on a snorkel and mask and get extreme? Then this is the activity for you! An extreme form of rock pooling mixing s

Tuesday 19th July, 6.30pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). All welcome at our regular monthly meetings. A great chance to meet the volunteers, find out more about what we do and to get involved. Come along and join us.

Sunday 12th August. 12.30pm – 2.00pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! Get Wet and Wild during National Marine Week. If you can’t make it to our Radical Rockpool event on the 13/ 14

Sunday 16th September, 12.00, Meet at the Coastguard Station at Hannafore Join us for this fun and healthy social event. Walk along the coast path from Hannafore to Port Nadler where we will do a beach clean and relax on the beach/ have a swim, before bringing the rubbish collected ba

Tuesday 18th September, 6.30pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). At this meeting we will share ideas for our 2019 events programme. We’d love to hear your thoughts! All welcome at our meetings. A great chance to meet the volunteers, find out more abou

Tuesday 16th October, 6.30pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room) Isle of Enchantment (and Hurricanes): Puerto Rico Derek Spooner has been visiting the large Caribbean island regularly for several years. In this talk he explores the wildlife, especially the bi

Saturday 27th October. 1.30pm – 2.30pm. Hannafore, West Looe. Meet below the Coastguard Station at Hannafore, West Looe – look for the Looe Marine Conservation Group sailflags! A free event suitable for all ages. There’s no need to book. No nets, please – they can harm delicate

Tuesday 20th November, 6.30pm, East Looe RNLI Lifeboat Station (Upstairs in the Crew Room). Talk – All at sea: seals, cetaceans and seabirds. All welcome. We are delighted to welcome Sue Sayer of Cornwall Seal Group to give this month’s talk. Cornwall Seal Group Research T

December – details to be confirmed. Watch this space for details of our annual Christmas social and quiz. All welcome – a great chance to come along and meet the volunteers, find out more about our work and get involved.